The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 2.3

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In this divine and infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word or Son, and Holy Spirit,⁠¹⁠ of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided:⁠²⁠ the Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father;⁠³⁠ the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son;⁠⁴⁠ all infinite, without beginning, therefore but one God, who is not to be divided in nature and being, but distinguished by several peculiar relative properties and personal relations; which doctrine of the Trinity is the foundation of all our communion with God, and comfortable dependence on Him.⁠⁠

expand_more [1] 1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14

expand_more [2] Exodus 3:14; John 14:11; 1 Corinthians 8:6

expand_more [3] John 1:14, 18

expand_more [4] John 15:26; Galatians 4:6

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In the one being of God there are:

Three beings: Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Three subsistences: Father, Son, and Spirit

Only one supreme being: the Father

Only one supreme subsistence: the Father

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